causadovscausaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“causado” and “causará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,290
“causado” frequency rank
#28,274
“causará” frequency rank
33564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature causado causará
Definition Participio de causar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de causar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set causado and causará apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
causado
7 ch
causará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. causado ([kawˈsað̞o]) and causará ([kawsaˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

causado is recorded at frequency rank #5,290, classified as averb, pronounced [kawˈsað̞o]. causará is at rank #28,274, tagged as averb, pronounced [kawsaˈɾa].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 33564, this pair ranks #196,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of causado vs causará

Shared letters: acsu. Private to "causado": do. Private to "causará": .

"causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "causará" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • causadocasuado · cauasdo · causaddo · causaod · causdao · caussado · ccausado · cuasado

Frequency comparison

causado#5,290
causará#28,274

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "causado" and "causará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kawˈsað̞o] versus [kawsaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "causado" or "causará"?
"causado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,290 in our Spanish list, against #28,274 for "causará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering causado vs causará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “causado” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list